Chapter four

Confessions

As the Boeing 747 landing on the Heathrow tarmac, gliding into its gate. The passengers were departing it. Going through customs, getting cleared to the baggage claim area.
Jade pushed a double stroller with the twins, playing with tiny British flags given out at the arrival gate to the youngsters.
"Feels, ... Oddly, homey." Jade waited for their bags to roll around, seeing Dylan sticking close to his dad.

"Hopefully not scattered in condoms and sex toys." She said low enough Dylan couldn't hear her speaking. "Maybe they'll have it all in one room with the DO NOT ENTER sign and it locked..." She trailed off. "But, who knows." She laughed lightly.

"You mean, a naughty room," he nodded, "Won't put it pass Owen," he added while the driver arrived, getting the kids in the seats, luggage in the boot, Ianto told the address to Elena and Owen's house, the ride on the other hand felt shorter, they got out the car, seeing the nice house, but the fact something in the air didn't feel right.

Elena was sitting on the window seal, looking to the outside while Owen sat on the sofa, "Are you having an affair?"
The fact Elena had come into the house, she started to pack, Owen stopped her, for a hour four hours they yelled at each other, then for the next hours, they sat in silence, until now.

"No!" Owen said sharply. "Elena, ... No!" He felt frustrated. After having done all he had for her, she was assuming he was having an affair when he was actually getting molested. "Think of our daughter Elena," he got to his feet, he walked over to her looking serious. "I love you Elena, I've never loved anyone the way I love you." He had put Jasmine down for a nap; he could only imagine how his daughter saw her parents.

"Owen," she waved the statement, "Dinner for two, on your card," she placed it down, "our sex life is dull," brushing her hair back, "I know it, I've bored you," she looked to her knees, "Jack's back, and this is just," her eyes closed, "so if you're not having an affair, why was your tongue down that ginger bitches throat?"

Trying to control an anger that was bubbling in his veins. "The dinner for two was with Jack, I knew he was back! He came to me to talk! Before I punched him in the face and She forced herself onto it!" He kept rubbing his lips, still feeling dirty. He reached out touching her face, "Why would you ever think I'd have an affair?"

"Because why would you really still be in love with me Owen!" she pulled her face away from his feeling sick with herself.

"Do you get that strange, expect the unexpected feeling?" Jade stood outside the car, seeing the house looking perfect on the outside, but the inside, who knew. The driver was taking the luggage out of the trunk.
The door now opened, Owen coming out running. "Best friend!" He yelled running down the small path, pulling Jade into a tight hug.

Elena felt completely stunned, but kept still, for the fact she couldn't connect anything, her eyes looking outside, Owen had left her, now hugging Jade, she wasn't even crying, her face felt blank, she got to her feet walking to the front door, her eyes looking to the children, sleeping, then to Ianto and Jade, for a second she gave a small wave.
Ianto kept watching Elena, he felt odd, the fact normally Elena would bundle them with a hug, but she stood awkwardly at the door, so Ianto moved quickly to wrap his arms around her, he felt her arms moving slowly to hold Elena, "Hey, what's wrong?" he asked her, pulling back, he looked into her eyes, the green that would normally show so much compassion, looked dead, "Elena..." he turned, "Owen, is everything okay?"

Owen let go of Jade, before turning to look over Elena and Ianto, his eyes shifting back and forth between the two of them. Biting his lip for a fraction of a minute he than nodded, "Yes, fine - ... Why?" He trailed off.
Jade side glanced Elena, something wasn't right, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
"Hi Elena." Jade waved by wiggling her fingers. "I hear you and Owen have a beautiful girl, who has some play mates for two weeks."

Elena kept looking to Owen, "Yes, fine, would you care for a drink?" she asked while looking to Ianto, "Tea, coffee..." her eyes to Owen now. "We don't keep Alcohol in the house." her voice light.
Ianto kept looking to Owen, "No booze in the house, Elena a recovering alcoholic." he joked before going to the luggage taking it into the house.
Elena walking to Jade before looking to her stomach, "I got some green tea, remember, you liked it," she said before helping Ianto with the luggage.

"Thanks, Lena." Jade took both car seats, sitting them on the driveway. Something indeed was odd. The twins still sleeping peacefully, "Lemme help you with that." Owen picked up both car seats in either hand as Jade got Dylan holding him on her hip. "So this is the infamous twins." He laughed trying to move attention off Elena being so different. "I have Jazz down for a nap, so you can put yours with mine." He kept trying to break the awkwardness.
Jade nodded, "D'you about ten minutes after naming Philip Doctor, I realized he's going to get a lot of Doctor Phil jokes growing up." She started walking into the house after Owen who laughed.

Elena looked blank, "I don't get it," she felt her eyes going into the living room, "Just let you know," she kept her voice simple, "You've got the spare room with the on suite bathroom, and we've made my gym upstairs into a room for the kids, cos Owen didn't want to give up his office," she nodded, "Also, Jasmine is funny with people she doesn't know enough. For a second she brushed her hand under her eye. "I'll put the kettle on."
Ianto looked to Jade tilting his head slightly, "I'll help Elena," he kept watching Owen, something wasn't right, but he wasn't going to rock the boat, now following Elena into the kitchen, "so, you've not got a job?" he asked watching her getting cups out, focused on what she was doing.
"No," she replied, "Owen thought it was best," she kept working on filling the kettle.

"Come on, I'll show you upstairs, we can put the kids down for their nap, instead of sideways in a car seat." He walked her up the stairs.
Jade holding Dylan kept looking around the extremely neat house, nothing out of place. "So... Anything new?" She tried not to pry.
"Not really, working at Saint Thomas Hospital as an Emergency Doctor." He glanced back to her.
"Oh, that's good!" She smiled softly. "Could you get the door?" Owen laughed his hands full of car seat.
"Oh yeah." She turned the handle to what use to be the old gym now fashioned into the kids room.
"How is the Generals life treating you?" Owen asked her setting the car seats down. He unstrapped Lillian, picking her up carefully. She barely stirred as he laid her down, pulling the blanket up around her.
"Oh you know, awesome." She laughed for lack of better words, tucking Dylan in who held the Sonic Screwdriver tightly.
She kissed his forehead. Turning to watch Owen pick up Phil carefully, watching his eyes open staring at Owen. "Shh, go back to sleep." He slightly smiled, laying the boy down who complied. "Jazz isn't bad with strangers," Owen was being honest.

Jade nodded, "Owen," she started but stopped, then looked over his face, "Did you hear from Jack, yet?" Owen asked while standing up, looking over Jade.

Owen and Jade had an intense eye contact going on, before Jade broke it, looking to Ianto, "Yeah, everything is fine, everything okay with you?" She slipped her hands into her short pockets.
Seeing Owen clearing his throat. "I'll go check on Elena..." He walked out slipping passed Ianto, his footsteps heard going down the stairs.

"So," Ianto looked to the kitchen, "Thought about more kids?" he watched as someone else made tea, but then kept looking over Elena, as she seemed on autopilot.
Turning around, Elena just shrugged, "Big issue, can't really," she stopped for a second, "Sorry, I forget, tea of coffee?"
"Coffee," Ianto now looked to Elena, "Would you like a hand?"
"No, I'm fine," she felt him walking closer, her hands held up, "Ianto I am capable of making drinks!" she snapped before looking back to the kettle, and Ianto took a step away from her looking worried.
"Right, I'll check if Jade's okay," he then looked to the door walking away seeing Jade and Owen, "Jade, everything okay?"

Ianto watching Owen, "Elena," he looked over Owen carefully, "She isn't feeling well?" he asked, but then kept watching Owen for any tell tale signs, he couldn't believe it, but then felt like something was being hidden.

Elena looked to Jade, "hi," she simply said while pouring hot water into cups, her eyes focused before looking around the kitchen, everything she did, seemed pre planned, placing spoons down neatly before looking to Jade again, "sorry, I'm a little mess today," she kept looking to Jade but focused on her eyes, "I'm behind on the house work..."

Jade flashed a smile, "Elena your house looks like no one lives it, it's that clean." Her fingers picked up the spoon, playing with it casually out of a habit.

Owen was looking over Ianto, exhaling. "Yeah... Not feeling well." He nodded carefully.

Elena nodded, "Yeah, but I'm." she ignored the nagging feeling in the back of her head, "I try and keep everything neat," she then pushed a spoon making it straight, "Oh, we're ordering food tonight, cos," she stopped, "We had a problem this morning."

Ianto nodded, "Right, so," he walked up the stairs standing with Owen, then glanced into the bedroom that was a mess, "Guess you let one room stay unkept," he kept watching Owen, serious face, "What is the plans for tonight?"

Jade looked curiously at her, "What type of problem?" You could tell she was asking in a generally concerned friend way and not a being nosy way.

"We're ordering take away, thought it would be easiest, Jet lag and settling in and all that. Sounds good?" Owen looked to him.

Elena kept watching Jade, "just domestic," she then held the cup out to Jade, "here you go," she put the rest of the cups on a tray walking out to see Owen and Ianto, "I'm putting your drinks in the lounge," she walked by, for a second she placed the drinks down, walking to the curtains, looked outside before looking to the drinks.
Ianto watch Elena, then walked down the stairs, "Take away, it's been a while," he looked to Elena in the lounge, "Everything okay?"

Taking a sip of the tea, Jade felt the oncoming headache she'd felt in the car to Elena and Owens finally setting in.
"Owen." She saw him standing at the bottom of the stairs.
"Hmm?" He looked down at her, his thumb and index finger slowly turning his wedding ring. "Got a headache, you got any safe painkillers?" She asked him, watching his twisting the ring, looking distant. It took him a minute to finally register the question. "Oh, yeah washroom, medicine cabinet." He pointed to the downstairs washroom. Jade gave him a thumbs up, walking into the washroom, pulling the mirror open, she stepped back, staring wide eyed as several different transparent brown pill bottles fell out at her, into the sink, looking from them and up she saw all the other pill bottles, tons of them. "Ahh..." She trailed off. "Owen?" She turned looking out the washroom room with a 'you got some splaning to do!' look.

Ianto rushed behind Jade hearing the noise, then picking up bottles, "Elena Harper," he then looked another, "Elena Harper," he turned to Jade, "Oh, pain killer," he handed her the bottle, but looked to Elena standing in the doorway looking to the couple, "Elena, what's going on?"
For a few seconds she was completely speechless, then her eyes going to Owen, "Ask him," she then looked to her husband, for a moment she kept walking away, before getting to the sofa she sat down, then pulled her knees to her chest.

Ianto rushed behind Jade hearing the noise, then picking up bottles, "Elena Harper," he then looked another, "Elena Harper," he turned to Jade, "Oh, pain killer," he handed her the bottle, but looked to Elena standing in the doorway looking to the couple, "Elena, what's going on?"
For a few seconds she was completely speechless, then her eyes going to Owen, "Ask him," she then looked to her husband, for a moment she kept walking away, before getting to the sofa she sat down, then pulled her knees to her chest.

Owen looked completely speechless, like he was unable to form words together, feeling the pressure of everything growing twice as much on his shoulders, "I ... I..." He couldn't look at Ianto, he had that feeling that Ianto would judge him, "Elena had a ... " His voice dropped, "Nervous break down..." He still couldn't look at either of them standing in the washroom. Before bringing his eyes to Jade. "Can we go for a walk?" Owen asked softly feeling he'd kept such a big secret from his best friend, keeping it all a secret to everyone who didn't need to know. "Of course." Jade tried not to sound upset about the fact she was lied to for so long about such a big thing however she could see Owen desperately needed to talk one on one with someone who wasn't mentally assessing his life.

Outside the sun was actually out in England. No breeze. Owen and Jade walking along the tiny park five minutes from his house. Popular for mostly walking and running not very incline to kids. Putting her hands into her pockets Jade looked up to Owen, "So what happened, I mean you could have told me about it." She sighed, as Owen kept looking forward his brown eyes looking tired and older than his face. Owen wanted to talk about this but he didn't really know how. Every time he thought about it in his head he felt like a horrible person.

As they sat down together on a bench Jade sitting on her leg sideways facing Owen who sat looking forward hands still in his pockets watching the pigeons across the grass strip fighting over a piece of bread probably stolen from the duck pond down the way. Finally opening his mouth Owen spoke with a soft voice. "When Jack left, she changed every thing started spiralling downward - I thought she would get over it, when Jasmine was born. But the longer he was gone, the worse she got. Like the Elena I married left with him..." He trailed off finally saying for the first time the way he actually felt about it. "It was like, I had a shell of a woman left," he kept watching the pigeons, "Jade, she lost it, completely lost it, she tried to kill Jazz," he kept looking away from Jade, he knew she'd be shocked, "She was going to smother our baby." Sure he was honest with his Therapist but not this honest. This was the honest only Jade could understand. Knowing their significant other was in love with another man, taking day by day. Moment by moment, and being with them like it would be their last. Because if that person they were stuck in love with [Jack.] offered them their love and a life of happiness, they would take it. And as much as you would like to hate them both - You couldn't because they were happy.

Jade nodded slowly, "So you put her on a cocktail coma." Her voice didn't judge him. Not like the others who knew. Owen nodded slowly, "I mean, Owen, she tried to kill her own daughter."

"Yeah, but if I said anything, I, I didn't want anyone to take Jazz away from it." Owen brushed his hands under his eyes.

Jade kept looking over Owen's face, "I just, Owen," she kept trying to keep feeling lost.

"It was for the best. Imagine having to listen to Ianto sobbing day after day, shaking in his sleep from nightmares. Seeing things that weren't happening when the Insomnia was there ... Bailing him out of jail day after day because he wanted to do anything to feel again." His voice cracking feeling Jades fingers in his hair brushing it in soft motions, calming him. She didn't speak but could only imagine it, she had no idea Owen was going through this or Elena for that matter.

"Owen I can only imagine and it scares me. I wish you would've told me sooner I could have helped you." She pulled him close, he rested his head against her shoulder. Letting out a long exhale.

"I didn't want to be a bother, you have a life and kids ... Ianto. I didn't want my problems flooded onto you." His eyes closing listening to her heart beat as her fingers kept brushing into his hair, their relationship of best friends was more like older brother and younger sister, but sometimes the younger sister stepped in being like an older sister.

"I wouldn't have minded, Owen you mean a lot to me, just as much as anyone else, you are like family, I love you." She kissed the top of his head.

The silence grew between them as their thoughts wondered off in different directions. The clouds moving across the sun before Owen found the courage to speak again. "Am I a bad person? Be honest am I?" He sat himself up in a proper position.
Jade didn't need much time to think about it.

"No." she said very factually brushing a piece of her hair behind her ear.

"Than, how come it feels like it?" He sighed.

"Maybe, because they don't see it how you see it? They see a man. A husband. putting his wife on drugs to keep her a calm nothing. Probably for the better good too, but do they see that? No, they see a man who 'probably' just put his wife onto a bunch of drugs to keep her mouth shut and emotionless so he could go off and live his life. It's exactly like anything else. People making a judgement before they know any facts, like relatives from afar - that have no idea about your situation, just minor detail and them thinking they could do a better job, a proper job..." She paused, watching Owen nodded slowly, his hands going back into his pockets, brown eyes looking up to the birds flying by. "Owen, but how do you, I mean with Jazz?"

"Elena looks after her, under my supervision, but when I'm work, she goes to a day care," he exhaled, "I just don't know if I can trust Elena alone with out daughter."

"That's exactly what it feels like, I know Elena's family supports my choices. But I can hear them, behind my back, whispering; 'we could do a better job; get her situated in Italy in a nice little place. Owens just keeping her all drugged up in England so he can control her." He used his best mocking voice of Elena's mother. "But that isn't true! I'm trying to help her!" He sounded frustrated, tears were starting to form in his eyes, and he kept shifting them around so they wouldn't fall, but eventually they did, sliding down his cheeks.

"Oh Owen, don't cry!" Jade pulled him close to her again, kissing the top of his head, rubbing his shoulder.

"I'm sorry." Owens voice cracked, "I don't mean to look like a wuss, but... I'm trying so hard and no one seems to understand that!" He shook, sobbing now.

"I understand Owen." Jade's voice dropped into a soft, motherly like tone, feeling him shaking as he cried, his eyes closed tight, trying to control the tears that he'd been keeping locked away from falling for years. "I wanna take her off the medication, I want her to be normal Elena again but what if she can't handle it? Or what if everything coming back is too much? And it makes everything worse." His words were uneven as his breath was when tried to speak over the tears and heaving sobs.

"You'll have support Owen, even if everyone else can't seem to grasp it. I'll be here and Ianto will be here and we'll support the both of you, with anything you need." She brushed pieces of his black hair back; his bangs were over grown just slightly.
Owen kept silent, unmoving, trying to control his unmanly sobbing, brushing his hands under his eyes and Jade didn't force him to talk, she just sat with him, fingers brushing his hair softly, Feeling his breathing slowing back to a normal pace, he for the second time, lent away from Jade, rubbing his eyes. Jade reached out, brushing a stray tear away from his cheek. "Thanks." His voice was genuine.

"As usual, you are most welcome." She cleared her throat, looking to the wet path on her hooded sweater above her boob, "Sorry about that... Leaking on your shirt." He pointed at it. "No big deal. If I just..." She trailed off pulling the sweater down, the wet path now over her boob, "There looks like I sprung a leak in my milk sacks." She grinned and it made Owen laugh, "You are... Well, outrageously insane." He kept laughing.

"And you, missed it." She nodded grinning.

"That is true, I did." He nodded clearing his throat.

"So Elena and my marriage therapist ... Tried to molest me... Well she did molest me." Owen was serious, he rubbed his lips again remembering it was traumatizing. Jade's eyes went wide at him.

"Huh?" She didn't fully understand the conversation had gone from talking about Elena and a cocktail of drugs to molestation.

"She forced herself on me, kissing me anyways... It was disgusting, I feel so... Dirty." He exhaled.

"That's... " Jade was lost for words. "She was a ... " His voice dropped dangerously low, "Ginger." And Jade gasped.

"Lets give this bitch a beat down!" She looked completely serious, her eyes focused on Owen.

Owen laughed, "Yeah," he got up, "No," he sat back down, "No, Jade it's not worth it." He brushed his hands down his thighs.

Jade pouted, "Party pooper." She folded her arms looking to Owen, "but seriously,"

Ianto watched as Jade and Owen left, all he heard was nervous breakdown, he slowly walked into the living room seeing Elena sitting on the sofa, her knees to her chest watching her husband walking away with Jade. He moved slowly sitting beside her, and then looked to her watching her dull green eyes staring blankly into space. "Elena..." he spoke calmly at first, her eyes still staring, only when his hand made contact with her knee, that she finally looked at him. "What happened to you?"
Elena blinked a few times, "I, I really don't know," her voice shaken up, Ianto held his arms open, feeling her move on the sofa, resting against his chest, he hugged her lightly, careful not to hurt her. "I just lost control, everything was hazed and confusing, so I went out, I did stupid things," her eyes meeting Ianto's, "Owen said it was for the best..." her voice cracking up, "He was scared I was going to do something stupid."

Ianto felt frozen for a moment, "While you was pregnant?" he asked trying to think, trying to keep himself calm.

"Jasmine was born," she sniffed, "Three weeks premature," her hands brushing her eyes.
"Elena, did I do this?" he asked feeling guilty, "when me and Jade just took off after Jack left, leaving you." he kept watching her eyes, still nothing.

Elena looked to Ianto, her head shook, "Don't blame yourself Ianto," her hand touched his face, her eyes on his, "It wasn't you," then she inhaled exhaling. "I just thought, if I did something, like serious something," she shook her head.
"You thought if you tried to kill yourself, he'd feel it, and come back..." Ianto spoke seriously.
Elena kept looking to her hands, for a moment the silence took over the room, Ianto staring at Elena who was watching her hands. "Yeah," she looked to Ianto Finally. "I just, couldn't cope," her voice calmer, "Torchwood gave me a purpose, I have a reason in the world, and he left, took that meaning," she laughed, "you and Jade, you had U.N.I.T. Owen, he had his doctors degree, and me, who couldn't go back to boring police work, and can't do fuck all else."

Ianto looked to her for a few moments, "you really miss Torchwood?" he asked.
Elena looked back to Ianto her head nodded, "I miss working with you and Jade, I miss the adventure, I miss Jack." her eyes were wide, "Jack, he's back..."
"I know," Ianto said while looking to Elena, "He wants to find Torchwood four." he scanned over her eyes, "Elena..."
"I didn't know that, being I thought I was dreaming..." she bit her lip thinking about the afternoon events.
Ianto blinked, "You thought you was dreaming Jack?" he asked confused.
Elena nodded, "I would have dreams, like a normal day, Jack would see me, and he'd be talking, and it was like he never left, then I'd wake up," she folded her arms, "Normal I don't want to see him, so I'd, die and it'll wake me up, this afternoon, I stood in front of a double Decker bus, and Jack saved my life, then I stabbed him with a pen..."
Ianto's eyes big, "you stabbed him with a pen..."

Elena nodded, "I mean, I love him, I hate him, he makes me feel like I've done something wrong, and then he makes me feel like I'm the best thing in his life, and all these things makes my head hurt." she laughed again, "I've been feeling like I've been underwater, like my whole life is just blurring, and I can't touch anything anymore."

Brushing her eyes more, "I hold Jasmine, I look into her eyes, but I can't feel anything." She bit her lip trying to not cry.
Ianto kept looking to Elena, "But Owen, do you love him?" he had to ask, he knew that with Elena, it was always the battle of Jack Vs Owen.
For a long moment silence again, but Elena looked to Ianto serious, "Owen," her hands brushed her hair back, "I just don't think he loves me anymore," the look in her eye was telling it all.

Ianto watching Elena, "Don't think like that," he kept looking to her while she sat in his arms, his hands brushing her hands, she kept watching him.
"I can't help it, I mean we've had sex, but we've never," she paused, "It's like we're that boring couple, where I'm not there, and he's trying to make it work."
"I doubt Owen just," Ianto paused; "He was going to leave you, the clothes..." he pointed.
Elena shook her head, "No, I was leaving him," she glanced down to her and Ianto's hands, "Cos I caught him snogging my shrink, who by the way is like a ginger Sarah Jessica Parker..." her voice sick.
Ianto looked wide eyed, "Eww... that sounds gross." then imaging it, "Really, sick."

"Leaving," Ianto kept thinking it didn't make sense, "Where was you planning on going?" he asked trying to grasp everything.
Elena shrugged, "I didn't really think, cos the fact is," she looked to the window, "I've pretty much got no where else to go..." her eyes finally looking into his, "But it's clear that I'm not really wanted, just keeping me around out of guilt."

"Elena, what about Jazz?" Ianto kept looking to her face, but she looked blank again.

Elena looked away from Ianto, "Like she needs me for a mother," her hands brushing the tears away, "I'm just like Owen's mother, I mean they say men always find woman who reflect their mothers…" she kept herself from crying again.
Ianto got up, "That's it!" his voice serious, "You are not my best friend, and you've been MIA for way too long," he pulled her to her feet, "We are going to get you clean, and then we are going out!"
"What about the kids, and," she looked to him, "Ianto, how do you feel about Jack being back?"
He froze, "I don't really think you want to talk about Jack..." he shrugged it off, but watched Elena's face, "I knew it, you're crazy about him!"

Ianto kept staring at Elena, then looking away, "I love Jade, we've got kids Elena!" he kept pacing.
"Yes, you, told me, you kissed him..." Elena folded her arms, "Bet you didn't break that one to..."
"Elena!" he kept looking around, "Ears," he pointed to the ceiling.
Elena sighed, "Ianto, don't you think I'm not in the same boat, I love Jack too, but he's Jack, and it's like he's a walking aphrodisiac..."
"Yes, but I go around telling people I'm not gay, when I think about." he stopped, "We're meant to be making you better." he pointed.
"And I'm helping you come to terms that you might be..."
"I'm not gay!" he snapped again, "Elena, for once can you just believe me when I say that?"

Elena kept looking to Ianto, "right," she nodded, "not gay, you're not a man, who finds himself attracted to men."
"Elena," Ianto finally sat down, "not men, man," he then looked her over, "I made my choice, and I love Jade, I do,"
"So you're admitting, you're in love with Jack also." she looked around, "Wanna make a club?"
Ianto looked up, "Wanna stop being medicated?"
Elena nodded, "I don't like feeling nothing," she said while watching Ianto, "I still feel numb, but like really numb."
He walked over putting his arms around her, "well, we'll need a name for this club them..."

Owen felt that the silence had gone on for too long now, he glanced over to Jade, "so, ever worry about Ianto?" he side glanced to Jade who'd been watching the sun setting slowly.

"Worried how?" she asked, her eyes not really focusing on something, but slowly looking to Owen, her hand rubbing over her belly.

Owen smiled, it was big, but just enough to convince Jade that he was feeling better, "you know, being part fairy."

"Owen," Jade pointed, "I mean it, I will hurt you," she kept looking serious, but laughed. "Anyway, I keep him in the sack."

"Keep him wanting vag, when he really wants a big cock up us…"

"Shut the fuck up Owen!" Jade slapped him on the arm, "seriously," she folded her arms looking to the sky, "but we need to be making a move back soon," she yawned.

"Jet lag?" Owen asked getting to his feet pulling her up.

Jade laughed, her eyes looking up to his, "No, more like, carrying a baby inside me," she nodded, "cos it can really take it out of a woman." She inhaled through her nose exhaling out her mouth looking the path they used to get here.

"If he ever completely bends, you call me and I'll beat him back to the halfway mark." He grinned. He started to walk back to the house, he linked their arms together.
"Comforting..." she rolled her eyes before playfully bending her leg to kick his arse, "but I can beat him half bent myself."

Elena and Ianto were now standing in the kitchen, Elena feeling better about today, she looked to Ianto wearing her frilly apron, "You're totally right." Elena said between mouthful of cookie, "This is making me feel better."
"We've not baked in years," he was spatula in one hand, baking tray in the other scooping off cookies to a plate, "but then, we're the broken hearted Jack cast off puppies." he paused, "Why puppies?"
Elena swallowed the cookie she'd been eating, "cos you have puppy eyes..." she pointed out with a giggle.

Elena kept looking to Ianto while he was placing more cookie dough onto grease proof paper, "so," she started while eating raw cookie dough, "Another kid, planned or unplanned?"
"Unplanned, but not unloved." Ianto pointed out, "but this time we're not finding out the gender..."
"Oh way to live on the wild side!" Elena laughed, "I was pregnant," she opened up as Ianto placed the cookies in the oven.
He didn't know what to say, feeling awkward, "So, you miss carry?"
"No, I ended it, cos," Elena sighed, "It didn't feel right, and Owen, he said it was my choice, but to this day, I feel rotten, cos I could tell he wanted it, but wanted me happier more." Her eyes going to the ceiling, "I mean, I want to give Jasmine a brother or sister I do, just, I don't know."

"Elena, you just need to understand, you are a wonderful person, I remembered how you was with Dylan." He put more cookies in the over, "you just need to be of medication, and learn to love your daughter."

Elena kept looking to the sky outside, she inhaled, then looked to Ianto, "What bets, they've gone out, got blind drunk, getting married..." she kept biting into the cookie she was holding.
"That would make Owen a bigamist..." he pointed out while looking over Elena, "and Jade doesn't see Owen like that. Nor he sees her like that"
"Sober..." Elena corrected, "He doesn't see her like that sober."
"Shut up," he pulled her towards him, the last of the cookies dough used, then smiled, "you're amazing, just need to get off the drugs," he listened, "and that would be Lillian," the slight sound of a child crying.
Elena now standing alone in the kitchen as Ianto rushed to his daughter, she kept looking around the kitchen, the alarm going off, she tapped it, but reached into the cupboard, taking the medication, throwing them in the bin, but not all, just enough to look like she'd taken them. She kept looking to the ceiling thinking of her little girl.

Walking up the stairs seeing Ianto with his kids, she opened Jasmine's bedroom looking in, her daughter, lying on her side sucking her thumb, Elena felt a tear run down her cheek. "You're lovely," she whispered to her sleeping child.

The sound of the front door opened and closed, Jade walked into the hall sniffing the air, "Oh Ianto's been baking."

Owen laughed, "I've got a baseball bat," he started to make a swinging motion, he kept his voice low, but looked to the top of the stairs to see Ianto in a frilly apron. "Hello fairy." He smiled.

Ianto kept watching him, "Shh," he side glanced to Elena who was walking into Jasmine's room. "Kids sleeping." He pointed walking down the stairs.

Ianto stood in front of Owen, Jade had slipped by him into the kitchen, and Ianto wrapped his arms around Owen. "Erm, mate, I've missed you too, but why are you hugging me?"

Ianto kept holding, "I'm so sorry, I really am, I shouldn't of let Elena get like that…" Ianto felt Owen pulling away from the hug.

"What are you on?" Owen looked to the stairs; he walked up leaving Ianto to go into the kitchen to see Jade scoffing cookies.

Jade glanced up, "Oh, these are really good," she pointed to the plate of cookies on the island counter, she smiled, "Owen, and Elena, both crazy, plus, maybe we could take Jasmine off their hands for a while, so they can get back to basics." She nodded.

Ianto nodded too, "Yeah, they have a lot of rebuilding." He looked to the ceiling.

"Hey," Owen had walked into Jasmine's bedroom; he kept his voice down, seeing Elena standing over Jasmine's crib, he wrapped his arms around her softly. "Elena," he looked down to Jasmine sleeping tight.

"Owen, can we no do it," she felt her voice weak, she wasn't crying, but just looking to her little girl. "I have a feeling, one day, when you leave me, I'm going to resent her, and one day, she'll hate me," Elena's voice finally broke, "Like you hate your mother." She then broke down completely.

Owen turned her around, "No," he was serious now, looking into her eyes, the room dark, but the light from the hallway illuminated her face, "I love you Elena, I want our marriage to work," he touched her face, "You are nothing like my mother, you just need time." He kept watching her eyes.

Elena nodded, "I don't want to lose you," she wrapped her arms around him, Owen closed his eyes feeling her heart beat, he pulled back, his lips finding hers, and for the first time in a long time kissed her, like he used to.

"Well," Ianto looked to Owen, "seriously," he looked to Jade now, "I know that he's been asking for us to be the team again," he looked to Owen, "but I can only assumed where you told him to shove it." then looking to Jade, "and we said no," he finished crossing his arms, "But what if he comes back?" Then looked over to Elena sitting beside Owen, all of them where sitting at the kitchen table, all with a drink, the plate of cookies. "I mean, Elena stabbed him…"

Jade laughed, "Way to go Elena," she gave her a light applause, but looked serious.

"Well, if he comes back, we ... Can't say kill him, 'cause fuck knows that wont work." Owen calmed down, taking another bite from the cookie, which was still warm.
"Well Jack isn't you to getting a 'no.' chances are he'll come around again and again and again until he gets what he wants." Jade pointed out.

"Like a spoilt brat," Elena added while nodding.

Letting out a yawn, "well if you don't mind me, I think I should call it a night, and we can start fun tomorrow." Ianto looked to Owen, "Goodnight." he kept a smile before heading for the stairs, he got to the top, looking into the room with the kids in, then headed for his and Jade's room, he was semi looking forward to Jack's return.

"Night Owen." Jade stood up on, giving him a cheek on the cheek before grinning.
"Yeah." Owen nodded smiling. "Night." He waved watching her heading up the stairs.

Elena now looked to Owen, "So, think we should call it a night," she kept looking at him, "I mean if you're tired?"

Owen gave Elena a grin, "Well you might need to knacker me out first," he got up from the chair, he picked her up before heading for the stairs.

Elena giggled looking into Owen's eyes, for a second she saw the old spark burning bright once more.